Faucet



Dfw- 9, 1924.

S. H. SPEYER FAUCET Filed Sept. 9, 192].

A TTOR/VEYS Patented Dec. 9, 1924.

SAMUEL H. SPEYER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FAUGET.

Application filed September To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, SAMUEL H. Srnvnn, a citizen of Holland, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Faucet, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

rllhe present invention relates to new and useful improvements in reciprocating valves and it pertains more particularly to reciproeating valves ot the taucet type.

it is the primary object ot' the invention to construct a reciprocating valve in such a manner that washers and the like for maintaining leak-tight joints are dispensed with.

It is another object of the invention to construct a valve in such a manner that by a slight turning thereof, the valve member may be unseated to permit a free iiow of the liuid through the valve.

It is a further object ot the invention to construct a valve so that all of the parts thereof are formed o't metal, thus greatly increasing the life of the valve.

With the above and other objects in view, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings in which- Figure 1 is a side view of a faucet constructed in accordance with the present invention, and

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 5 designates a length of pipe which forms the body of the faucet and said length of pipe is provided upon one of its ends with a screw-threaded section G, by means of which it is secured in operative position. The length of pipe 5 is bent at substantially right angles as indicated by the reference charcter 7, to provide a downwardly projecting portion 8. The portion 8 is provided intermediate of its ends, with an annular shoulder 9, and upon its lower end said portion 8 is screw-threaded as indicated at 10.

The screw-threaded end of the bent portion 8 is hollowed out as shown at 11, and the shoulder 12 formed by said hollowed out portion is ground to provide a valve seat 13.

The reference character 14 designates a shell member or housing and said shell member is internally screw-threaded as indicated at 15, the said screw threads 15 being adapted for intcrengagement with the Serial No. 499,498.

screw threads 10 to provide for the attachment of the shell 14 to the bent portion 8 of the pipe 5. rllhis shell 14 is provided with a constricted portion 16, which constricted portion provides a reduced discharge opening 17..

Near the constricted portion 16 the shell is ground internally to provide a shoulder 18, and said shoulder extends annuilarly around the said shell on its interior. In order to prevent accidental displacement of theshell 14, relative to the bent portion 8 of the pipe 5, a set-screw or other similar means 19 is passed through one of the walls of the shell and it is the function of this set screw to engage the thread 10 in order to prevent removal of the shell 14 under ordinary operating conditions.

Mounted within the cut-out portion 11 of the bent portion 8 of the pipe 5, and supported upon the annular shoulder 18 of the shell 14, is a chamber or housing 20, and said chamlloer is provided with a closed angularly disposed or tapered upper portion 21 having angularly disposed openings as indicated at 22. The upper wall of this chamber 20 is Hat and is provided with an opening 23 through which passes a pin or stem 24. Carried by the upper end of the pin 24 and resting on the flat upper wall of the chamber 20, is a valve 25 adapted to engage the seat 18 of the bent portion 8 in order to close the opening thereof.

The device operates as follows:

lVith the parts in the position shown in Fig. 2, it is only necessary to grasp the shell 14 and rotate the same to the left in said ligure, which operation moves the shell 14 .longitudinally of the bent portions 8. Upon movement of the shell 14 longitudinally of the bent portion 8, the distance between the seat 18- and the shoulder 12 is increased and this condition permits of a sliding movement of the chamber 20 within the end of the bent portion 8. As the chamber slides longitudinally of the bent portion 8, the valve member 25 will become unseated due to two causes, i. e., pressure of the fluid in the system, and gravity, and thus permits a free How of fluid through the valve seat 13, and perforations 22 to the interior of the chamber 20 through the constricted portion 16 of the shell 14 and out through the discharge opening 17.

Then it is desired to disassemble the faucet, the screw 19 is removed and upon said screw being removed, it is apparent that the entire shell 14 may be rotated until its threads disengage the threads l0 of the bent portion 8, at which time the shell together With its component parts,`i. e., the chamber 20, the pin 24E and the valve member 25, Will be removable through the open end of the bent portion 8.

From the foregoing it is apparent that the present invention providesI a faucet in which an absolutely watertight joint is had between the valve and its seat, and that should the valve member Wear it is only necessary to remove the shell 14 and replace the valve with a new one by inserting the pin 24 of a new valve through the opening 23 of the chamber 20.

I claim:

A faucet comprising a p-ipe having a rightangular extension having a holloWed-out eX- teriorly screw-threaded extremity, a channel formed in the angular extension of said pipe, a housing adapted to receive the angular extension of said pipe, said housing being screw threaded for interengage ment with the threads on the pipe, a screw passing through said housing and into said channel to limit the movement of the house ing relative to the pipe, a second housing adapted to be received Within the first housing and Within the hollowed-out extremity of said pipe, said second-mentirmed housing having a closed tapered end provided with a plurality of angularly disposed openings and an open end adapted to engage an internal annular shoulder formed on the interior of the first-mentioned housing, and a valve member removably carried by said secondmentioned housing, said valve member comprising a valve body and a stem rigidly cui ried thereby and projecting through an open ing in the closed end oi' said second-men tioned housing,

SAMUEL H. S-PEYER. 

